Hydrogen demand is vigorously increasing due to its significant role in energy sources and chemical reactants. Catalytic steam reforming for hydrogen production is considered as one of the best methods to address this intensive requirement. In order to boost the steam reforming performance, interface engineering has been employed as a crucial strategy to stabilize active catalytic sites and enable their synergetic effects. Up to now, a variety of well-defined interfacial structures have been synthesized, displaying great potential for hydrogen production. Deep understanding of the influence of the interface on the catalytic activity is urgent. This review describes how the interface structure can be rationally designed and functionalized and how these atomic-level engineering approaches help to promote the efficiency of hydrogen production in steam reforming reactions of carbon-based chemicals. Furthermore, the major challenges, opportunities and future development directions of interfacial engineering in steam reforming are proposed.

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蒸汽重整制氢反应界面工程的见解

由于氢在能源和化学反应物中的重要作用，氢的需求正在急剧增加。用于制氢的催化蒸汽重整被认为是解决这一高要求的最佳方法之一。为了提高蒸汽重整性能，界面工程已被用作稳定活性催化部位并使其协同作用的关键策略。到目前为止，已经合成了多种定义明确的界面结构，显示出巨大的制氢潜力。迫切需要深入了解界面对催化活性的影响。这篇综述描述了如何合理地设计和功能化界面结构，以及这些原子级工程方法如何在碳基化学物质的蒸汽重整反应中帮助提高制氢效率。提出了蒸汽重整中界面工程的主要挑战，机遇和未来的发展方向。